Appointments

Please remember you can book an appointment with your doctor or a nurse up to four weeks in advance, but you can still ring on the day if you need to be seen on that day. Emergency appointments with the duty doctor should ONLY be requested if it is something which cannot wait until another day.

HPV vaccine for 16 – 18 yrs old girls against cervical cancer is available and we will be sending invitations out to all those in the age range for which the Health Authority has provided us with vaccine.

Stop Smoking

All our Nurses now run a stop smoking clinic. You need to make a 20minute appointment at a time convenient to you to initially discuss your desire to QUIT. At that meeting the nurse will explain what will happen at each appointment and how she can support you through the procedure.

Medication

If you are on regular medication it is important to have a medication review with your doctor at least once a year. You may require a blood test or a blood pressure check before your next prescription. You should make an appointment with your regular doctor for this check up before your next prescription is due and before you run out of your medication.

Blood Pressure

Everyone over the age of 45 should have their Blood Pressure checked and recorded every year.

High Blood Pressure may not give any symptoms; you may not know it is raised.

High Blood Pressure can be an early indication of a risk of Heart Disease.

Please make an appointment with a Nurse for a Blood Pressure check, or ask your Doctor to check it, if you come in for another reason.

Information

If you have any questions or would like information on these or any other subject, please ask one of our Receptionists.

If they do not have an answer immediately, they can take a message for someone who will have and get an answer for you.